What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Castlewaller is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Castlewaller, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 20 metres across from east to west on the north-east face of rising ground. Poorly preserved wall footings 2.2 metres wide enclose the space, while an external ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep runs outside them. A possible causewayed entrance 3 metres wide opens at the east, where a possible outer bank is also best visible.

Situated on a NE face of rising ground in a mountainous area with a nearby cashel (TN037-020) to the NW and a stream to the W. A circular area (diam. 20m E-W) enclosed by the poorly preserved wall-footings of a cashel wall (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1-1.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.6m) and a possible causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at E. A possible outer bank/wall is best visible at E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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